by Chris Tachibana | Jul 2, 2012 | ScienceWire
John Ryan follows the investigation of a murder and a suicide in Washington’s largest psychiatric hospital in this series for KUOW. John, a reporter for Western Washington’s National Public Radio affiliate, talked to the Western State Hospital CEO as he resigned, and...
by Chris Tachibana | Jul 2, 2012 | ScienceWire
What do winemakers look for in a wine (that everyday consumers don’t want)? Brian Clark tells us in a story about measuring the staying power of wine flavors. Brian is assistant director of Marketing, News, and Educational Communications for Washington State...
by Chris Tachibana | Jul 2, 2012 | ScienceWire
It’s a familiar idea that means “it’s all in your head,” right? Rebecca Hughes, Group Health Research Institute Senior Media Consultant, writes that clinical researchers still debate what the placebo effect is, what causes it, and even what to call it. Those little...
by Chris Tachibana | Jul 2, 2012 | ScienceWire
Eric Sorensen tells us about a California surfer dude turned Hawaiian marine biologist, conservation ecologist, and even environmental activist. Eric is a Washington State University science writer, and this profile of WSU Vancouver professor Brian Tissot was the...
by Chris Tachibana | Jul 2, 2012 | ScienceWire
Can a drop of water on a lotus leaf inspire a cell phone app? Hannah Hickey writes about this scientific zen koan in a story about nanotextured surfaces invented by researchers at the University of Washington Department of Electrical Engineering and Bioengineering....
